Sphaeropteris aeneifolia
(Alderw.) R. M. Tryon
CyatheaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fronds, Leaves
The fronds and leaves are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, Indonesia, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Fiji, Micronesia, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palau, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen
How to Identify
A tree fern in the Cyatheaceae family found in tropical areas.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Sphaeropteris aeneifolia is a tree fern native to the montane rainforests of New Guinea. Its most interesting characteristic is that it produces whorls of up to twelve fronds at a time.
Names & Synonyms
Malingi
Alsophila aeneifolia Alderw.Cyathea aeneifolia (Alerw.) DominCyathea aeneifolia var. macrophylla HolttumCyathea curvipinnula C. Chr.Cyathea melanacantha Copel.
References (5)
- Haberle, S., 2005, Ethnobotany of the Tari basin, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Palaeoworks Technical Paper 6. (As Cyathea aeneifolia)
- Kalkman, 1970, (As Cyathea aeneifolia)
- Vink, 1970, (As Cyathea aeneifolia)
- Wood, 1984, (As Cyathea aeneifolia)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
